» A group of digital artists is using aerial images to trace paths of transit lines in their city using bright colors – so, you can get a bird’s eye view of the entire transportation network of that city. Read more »

» Transport for London (TfL) launched the blue “Please offer me a seat” badge for people who find it difficult to stand. In fact, our Access Transit team is discussing this very matter and looking at how other transit agencies are tackling this important issue.

The chip is in the tongue of the shoes. 🤯 This just way too cool. What an amazing collaboration. Would love to see @TransLink do something similar!" 'Public transport is cool': new Adidas trainers double as Berlin transit passes" https://t.co/JZDo3dnnFj

Links and tidbits is our semi-regular roundup of interesting fodder about transportation from the last few weeks or so. If you have links to contribute, put them in the comments or email us!

» An oldie but a goodie! Daily Hive recently shared the Going to Town documentary (embed above) from 1985 about SkyTrain—or the Vancouver Regional Rapid Transit Project as it was referred to at the time.

» But wait, there’s more! BC Transit also produced On Track, an early SkyTrain project film from 1983.

» For more historical fodder, you’ll want to check out our Transit History category.

» It’s difficult enough to get photos of anything in North Korea but this is awesome! Check out the mysterious (and one of the deepest underground transit systems in the world!) Pyongang subway system.

» Have you ever wanted to build your own subway system? Wait no longer, friends and check out Mini Metro!

» A London subway experiment looks at escalators. What side do YOU stand on? (Fun fact, in Japan, each city could have different escalator etiquette. In Tokyo, you stand to the left but in Osaka, it’s the opposite)

» Posts like this are my bread and butter. I LOVE secrets and transit secrets are even better!

» Ever wondered why you get sleepy on the train or bus? Looks like there’s an answer!

» Mexico City has nearly 200 different transit signs on their system. They even tweet out the meanings for passengers. For example! Why is Talismán station represented by a mammoth? Because workers discovered the remains of one while excavating the site!» Our region is hot. I mean H-O-T! Especially when it comes to transit. Check out how we show up on this heat map of Metro Vancouver transit users!

» The man who voiced the “mind the gap” announcements in London’s Underground has passed away. But his wise yet stern voice will remain helping tube riders for generations to come!